More on IM Battle game

Just another update - I've been working on my Fantasy IM battle game - using the new messenger plugin api - and it's fabulous. Like learning DHTML all over again, except you have a new dimension of instant messages passing back and forth between the plugins. Stinkin' fun stuff.

Right now I have you and your opponent trading blows and keeping score on both sides. There's some oddity with the plugin loading images after onload but I'll work around that. It's wierd once you have this immediate mode how you have to change the way you think about your app. At one point I had it messed up where one side couldnt attack until the other did (you should be able to set up your attack any time, then wait for your opponent). And all kinds of wierd things were happening.

I cant wait to show it to everyone - and perhaps get my butt kicked by you!

The fun part will be when I add some web 2.0 goodness to the game -- sekret sauce.